Who will play Batman in "The Batman"?

[Andrew NDB]

Not Armie Hammer, despite FAKE news.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/batman/the-batman-armie-hammer-confirms-hes-heard-nothing-from-warner-bros-about-donning-the-cape-and-cowl-a166572

Also, how weird is it that the internet keeps trying to cast him in stuff? His star has been in actor's prison for some time now since all of his failures from years ago (Lone Ranger, Man from UNCLE, etc.) and no studio has wanted him for anything in quite a while. I don't really see that turning around any time soon now and certainly not for something like "The Batman."

He's like, a less deserved Idris Elba or Nathan Fillion in terms of the bizarre groupthink hypothetical castings that go on for years and years.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Ah man, poor Armie. Yeah, he had a rough patch. I liked him in both movies, too, but they sucked hard. :tlol:

Ben Affleck is still gonna play Batman, though, right? This is just another cycle on the "will he won't he will he?"

Poor Ben.

Well, I still say Karl Urban for Batman.

[Andrew NDB]

Ah man, poor Armie. Yeah, he had a rough patch. I liked him in both movies, too

Wasn't bad. Sort of a... worksman-like quality to him. He does the work, he meets expectations and isn't, like, BAD... but that's it.

Well, I still say Karl Urban for Batman.

He's the exact same age as Ben Affleck. We're getting "young Batman," remember? :lol:



We're not, really. But it's reasonably sure it'll be someone a little younger than Affleck was when he first got cast as Batman.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Wasn't bad. Sort of a... worksman-like quality to him. He does the work, he meets expectations and isn't, like, BAD... but that's it.

He's the exact same age as Ben Affleck. We're getting "young Batman," remember? :lol:

We're not, really. But it's reasonably sure it'll be someone a little younger than Affleck was when he first got cast as Batman.

That's actually a really fair description of Hammer. He wasn't memorable; he was fine.

Batman should probably be better than fine.

Here's a wild casting choice... Henry Cavill for Bruce Wayne! REALLY throw a monkey wrench into the DCEU. :trazz:

[AquaParade]

Is it too obvious to want Ryan Gosling in the role?

He's a great actor.

I can't lie - I'm also wanting to see what it's like to have a blonde batman. It could make for an interesting visual if his cowl gets damaged. Obviously, that's just a bonus, in my mind.

[Andrew NDB]

Is it too obvious to want Ryan Gosling in the role?

That's a possibility I could see. Right about the age I'm betting they swing for.

[Krutch]

Wasn't Val Kilmer blonde in Forever?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Is it too obvious to want Ryan Gosling in the role?

He's a great actor.

I can't lie - I'm also wanting to see what it's like to have a blonde batman. It could make for an interesting visual if his cowl gets damaged. Obviously, that's just a bonus, in my mind.

I think I'm a little too inflexible to want a blond Bruce Wayne. :tlol:

Dude's gotta be white with black hair. My brain can't handle anything else.

[AquaParade]

Wasn't Val Kilmer blonde in Forever?

Ah, I think you're correct.

I think I'm a little too inflexible to want a blond Bruce Wayne. :tlol:

Dude's gotta be white with black hair. My brain can't handle anything else.

I can understand this. For a long time, it just weirded me out that any actor they cast didn't look and sound like exactly Bruce Wayne in the 90's animated series. Christian Bale really had to win me over, which he did - wonderfully, because he didn't look like the Bruce Wayne in my mind.

That's a possibility I could see. Right about the age I'm betting they swing for.

It's almost to the point where I'm surprised we haven't heard anything about him being in talks to play the character. It makes me think it isn't happening, which I understand is really flimsy ground to stand on. Which brings me to my next point: I really don't want Armie Hammer to play Bruce, and I don't have any great reason that i can think of.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Is it too obvious to want Ryan Gosling in the role?

He's a great actor.

I can't lie - I'm also wanting to see what it's like to have a blonde batman. It could make for an interesting visual if his cowl gets damaged. Obviously, that's just a bonus, in my mind.

I can see it. He is charming, like Bruce Wayne.

[Andrew NDB]

Kilmer wasn't blond in Forever.

[Sumac]

I tempted to say "The Batman".

But seriously: I don't know. I am not well-versed in Hollywood actors.

[ProactiveMan]

I keep hearing people talking about Robert Pattinson for some reason.

[Andrew NDB]

I keep hearing people talking about Robert Pattinson for some reason.

I don't believe any of these articles. I don't think they're even casting yet.

[Krutch]

Kilmer wasn't blond in Forever.

Wasn't he?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ee/29/58/ee295820bd22723fd0ebfea024d45f38.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eVC610TGnA8/maxresdefault.jpg
I thought it just looked light brown in certain scenes because of the "neo noir" lighting it had most of the time. But maybe I have it backwards?

[Leo656]

Kilmer was what's acceptably called "Dirty Blond" in that film. It was dark, but in certain lighting it was clearly still not brown. At least not "brown" brown.

Whenever I hear about Armie Hammer, I wonder why his parents hated him so much. Imagine going through your entire life being given a title based off of a pun about baking soda? I'd sue. His parents must have been assholes.

I say this because other than that, I have no idea who he is, considering he's a guy the nerd sheets have been booking to play every super-hero ever for at least the last 5 years. :trazz: You'd think I'd have seen him in something, but... nope!

[Xav]

He's actually named after his great-grandfather Armand Hammer, who was named for the logo of the Socialist Labor Party.

Also you never seen The Lone Ranger?

[Leo656]

He's actually named after his great-grandfather Armand Hammer, who was named for the logo of the Socialist Labor Party.

Also you never seen The Lone Ranger?

That's a terrible story. Mine was better.

And going by the numbers, I don't think anyone saw The Lone Ranger. :tgrin:

[Egon1982]

What about Karl Urban?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

What about Karl Urban?

Exactly. This guy gets it.

[snake]

And going by the numbers, I don't think anyone saw The Lone Ranger. :tgrin:

I saw The Lone Ranger. It wasn't awful, either. There were some really cool set pieces in it, and a big budget modern western was pretty fun to see.

[Leo656]

My wife also liked it, but everything with Depp in it is an automatic A+ by her view, so I know to automatically discard her opinion about stuff like this.

She also spends a lot of time listening to Marilyn Manson, unironically, despite NOT being a 15-year old kid who cuts herself. So as you can imagine I spend a lot of time reevaluating my life choices. :trazz:

[Andrew NDB]

She also spends a lot of time listening to Marilyn Manson, unironically

I like Marilyn Manson's stuff. His old stuff. He hasn't made a good album in 18 years or so, though.

[Leo656]

I think he should have hung it up when he stopped wearing a corset because it was a look, and started wearing one because he's all old and bloated.